Limbongan was a neighbourhood in Kampong Ayer, the riverine stilt settlement in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It was officially a village subdivision under Tamoi, a mukim (subdistrict) of Brunei-Muara District, and had the postcode BL1312.[1][2] Limbongan was one of the traditional stilt neighbourhoods which had existed along the banks of the Kedayan River, a tributary of the Brunei River in the vicinity of Kampong Ayer, before they were eventually demolished in the 2010s and redeveloped into Taman Mahkota Jubli Emas, a riverfront park.[3]

Limbongan
Kampong Limbongan in 2006
Kampong Limbongan in 2006
Limbongan, Brunei is located in Brunei
Limbongan, Brunei
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°53′16″N 114°56′09″E / 4.887889°N 114.935711°E / 4.887889; 114.935711
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimTamoi
Ceased to exist2010s
Postcode
BL1312

Etymology edit

"Limbongan" is the former spelling of the Malay word "limbungan" which literally means 'dockyard'.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Brunei Postal Services - postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. ^ "Kampong Limbongan, Tamoi, Brunei Muara: BL1312 | Brunei Postcode". brn.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  3. ^ "A beacon of Bandar's revitalisation – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin Online. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  4. ^ "Carian Umum". prpm.dbp.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-04-13.